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{{Infobox mountain
| name = [[Patsho Khiamniungan]] : [[ISO 639-3]](kix) {{Audio-IPA|En-Khǖlìo kīng.ogg|['''Khülio King''']}}
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| elevation_m = 3462
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| [[List of mountains in Nagaland|Highest peaks in Nagaland]] 2nd<ref name=":Expedition">{{Cite web |url=https://nagalandtribune.in/noklak-joint-mountaineering-expedition-to-mount-khelia-flagged-off/ |title=Noklak: joint mountaineering expedition to mount khelua flagged off |date=13 November 2024 |website=nagalandtribune.in }}</ref>
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| map_caption = Location in Nagaland, India
| label_position = East of Nagaland
| coordinates = {{coord|26|4|24|N|95|11|6|E|region:IN_type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
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| location = [[Noklak district|Noklak District]], Nagaland, India
| range = [[Patkai|Patkai Range]]
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| easiest_route = Hiking
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'''Mount Khülio-King''' ({{IPA|/kʰə.³³lɪɒ³¹.kɪŋ³³/|audio=En-Khǖlìo kīng.ogg|lang=ps}}) , alternatively called '''Khelia King''', is the second highest peak in the Indian state of [[Nagaland]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Tümüzo |first=Katiry |last2=Lcho |first2=Kevide |last3=Wonti |first3=Saktum |last4=Child |first4=Catriona |orig-date=April 27, 2024 |title=Earthkeepers project: Noklak Border Mission |url=https://zenodo.org/records/11002249#:~:text=This%20article%20describes%20exploratory%20eldwork%20in%20Noklak%20District%2C,at%20The%20Highland%20Institute%2C%20Kohima%2C%20in%20April%202023. |url-status=live |journal=Highlander Journal |language=en |publisher=The Highland Institute |volume=3 |issue=2 |page=117 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250616200708/https://zenodo.org/records/11002249 |archive-date=June 16, 2025}}</ref> It is one of the highest in Khiamniungan region and lies along the [[India–Myanmar border]] in [[Patkai|Patkai Range]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":Expedition" /> The peak connects [[Mount Saramati]] in the east of [[Patsho]] village and south of [[Noklak]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=13 November 2024 |title=Frontier Nagaland - A land of unique history, identity and destiny |url=https://morungexpress.com/frontier-nagaland-a-land-of-unique-history-identity-and-destiny/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230072443/https://morungexpress.com/frontier-nagaland-a-land-of-unique-history-identity-and-destiny |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |website=morungexpress.com}}</ref> The area is generally isolated and difficult to access for humans, allowing the natural landscapes and local [[biodiversity]] to remain relatively [[Human impact on the environment|untouched by human intervention]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babar |first=Aniruddha |date=13 November 2024 |title="The Professor And The Mountain" |url=https://thehillstimes.in/featured/the-professor-and-the-mountain?amp=1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709140933/https://thehillstimes.in/featured/the-professor-and-the-mountain?amp=1/ |archive-date=July 9, 2025 |website=thehillstimes.in}}</ref>

== Significance ==
Mount Khülio-King is important for the local [[ecology]]; it provides a habitat for species such as [[Blyth's Tragopan]], the [[List of Indian state birds|state bird]] of [[Nagaland]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=23 November 2024 |title=Oral History |url=https://repository.tribal.gov.in/bitstream/123456789/75173/1/oral_history.pdf/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026002930/https://repository.tribal.gov.in/bitstream/123456789/75173/1/oral_history.pdf |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |website=repository.tribal.gov.in}}</ref> In 2023, a team of biologists discovered a specimen of the [[Fritillaria crassicaulis|''Fritillaria'' ''crassicaulis'']] at the mountain, a species previously only known to inhabit [[Nepal]], [[Sichuan]], and [[Yunnan]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Dey |first=Santanu |last2=Phom |first2=Limamanen |last3=Jing |first3=Vidi |last4=Walling |first4=Tekameren |last5=Chang |first5=Tongpangkokla |last6=Krishna |first6=Gopal |date=2024 |title=Fritillaria crassicaulis (Liliaceae): An addition to Flora of India and its typification |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/fedr.202300035 |journal=Feddes Repertorium |language=en |volume=135 |issue=4 |pages=353–357 |doi=10.1002/fedr.202300035 |issn=1522-239X}}</ref>{{Reference page|page=353}} The scientists concluded that the species, although present in India, was likely exclusive to Mount Khülio.<ref name=":3" />{{Reference page|page=356}} Similarly, in 2025, researchers uncovered samples of the ''[[Saxifraga rufescens]]'' dwelling on the mountain, species which were previously unknown in Nagaland.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dey |first=Santanu |last2=Barbhuiya |first2=Hussain A. |last3=Khiamniungan |first3=Thangsoi M. |last4=Moaakum |last5=Jing |first5=Imtilila |title=Saxifraga rufescens var. rufescens (Saxifragaceae): A New Addition to the Flora of India |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/fedr.70007 |journal=Feddes Repertorium |language=en |volume= |issue= |page=2 |doi=10.1002/fedr.70007 |issn=1522-239X|url-access=subscription |doi-access=free }}</ref>

Saktum Wonti, a researcher at the [[Highland Institute]], visited the nearby town of [[Wui village|Wui]] in 2023, where she recorded the words of a local [[Gaonburha]] who stated that the villagers were accustomed to foretelling the weather based upon the positioning of the [[sun]] as viewed from the peak of Mount Khülio. However, the Gaonburha—as reported by Wonti—purported that, in recent times, this method had become unreliable, as [[rain]] was appearing more unpredictably. According to Wonti, this shift in weather phenomena is attributable to [[climate change]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wonti |first=Saktum |date=2024-05-15 |title=The Call of Home: Rediscovering my Roots on the Indo-Myanmar Border |url=https://k4dm.ca/2024/05/15/the-call-of-home-rediscovering-my-roots-on-the-indo-myanmar-border/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524085615/https://k4dm.ca/2024/05/15/the-call-of-home-rediscovering-my-roots-on-the-indo-myanmar-border/ |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=The Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) Initiative |language=en-US}}</ref> In the past, the mountain has served as a defensive position to safeguard local inhabitants during times of conflict.<ref name=":1" />

== Route ==
The mountain is accessible via the [[Choklangan]] or Wui Villages, although travel is obstructed by hazardous road conditions.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{Wiktionary-inline|Khǖlìo kīng|Khǖlìo kīng}}

[[Category:Mountains of Nagaland|Khelia]]
[[Category:Landforms of Nagaland]]

Mount Khelia - Revision history

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